Board Advisory Committee Meetings
Advisory Committees
Advisory committees are composed of members who have volunteered their time, talents, and knowledge to help strengthen educational programs. Members are appointed by the Board of Education to serve three-year terms of service. Each advisory committee develops its own program of work based on the needs of the program served. The committees meet three to four times a year and will make an annual report to the Board of Education on its recommendations for consideration and action.
- Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL)
- Virginia Advisory Committee for Advanced Learners (VACAL)
- State Special Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC)
- Adult Education & Literacy Advisory Committee
- Advisory Committee for Career & Technical Education
- Early Childhood Advisory Committee (ECAC)
Call for Nominations
Please note that, by state or federal law or regulation, some of the vacancies on advisory committees require specific categories of expertise, qualifications, or geographic representation. A map of the VDOE Superintendent’s Regions is available here.
Members of advisory committees do not receive compensation for their service but may be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with state travel guidelines set forth by the Department of Accounts.
The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure has the following vacancies:
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A classroom teacher (elementary) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
The Early Childhood Advisory Committee has the following vacancies:
- A representative of business owners, operators, and employees in Virginia (Term expires 6/30/2026)
- A representative of Head Start (Not school-based) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A representative of an early childhood care and education provider that is exempt from licensure pursuant to Article 4 (§ 22.1-289.030 et seq.) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A representative of a publicly-funded family day home (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A parent of a child currently enrolled in a publicly funded early childhood care and education program, including the Child Care Subsidy Program, VPI, Mixed Delivery, and Early Head Start/Head Start (term expires June 30, 2027)
The Virginia Advisory Committee for Advanced Learning has the following vacancies:
- A parent (Region 1) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A division employee or administrator affiliated with gifted education and/or advanced academic programming (Region 3) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A parent (Region 5) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A parent (Region 6) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A parent (Region 8) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A representative of an institute of Higher Education (Any region) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A Division Superintendent (Any region) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A nationally recognized expert on gifted education and/or advanced academic programming (Term expires 6/30/2027)
- A private school employee affiliated with Gifted Education and/or advanced academic programming (Any region) (Term expires 6/30/2027)
Educators, parents, administrators, and other individuals are invited to apply. Nominations may be made by completing this nomination form by Friday, March 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.